Fossil Bluff
Fossil Bluff is a slope in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giza Peak and Khufu Peak.
Giza Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Giza Peak is a peak rising to about 600 metres on the east side of the Fossil Bluff massif, eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. For many years this peak was known to the British Antarctic Survey workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use.
Khufu Peak
Peak
Khufu Peak is a peak rising to about 745 m located in Planet Heights, near the center of the Fossil Bluff massif, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica, in which the east face of the peak faces towards George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf.
Drune Hill
Peak
Drune Hill is a rounded flat topped mountain rising to about 680 metres, and located about 0.5 nautical miles north of Khufu Peak, separated from it by Khufu Corrie, and about 0.5 nautical miles northeast of Pearce Dome, situated on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica.
Fossil Bluff
- Type: Slope
- Also known as: “Fosil, Acantilado”
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.33245° or 71° 19′ 57″ southLongitude
-68.27361° or 68° 16′ 25″ westElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
27WHMP9G+2HGeoNames ID
6633355
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Fossil Bluff” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fósil, Acantilado”
- Spanish: “Fossil Bluff, promontorio”
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